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Summary

Fraud continues to be a serious and costly problem for businesses. This practical resource, written by the founder and chairman of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, is filled with real-world cases and statistics on the various types of fraud and their real cost to organizations. It reveals the various, incredibly creative fraud schemes used by employees, owners, managers, and executives to defraud their customers. Auditors, fraud examiners, and criminal investigators will discover how to spot the "red flags" of fraud and prevent it from happening in the first place.

Author Biography

Dr. Joseph T. Wells, CFE, CPA, is the founder and Chairman of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) and has previously served as an adjunct professor of fraud examination at the University of Texas at Austin. He writes, researches, and lectures to business and professional groups on fraud-related issues and is frequently quoted in the media. He has won top writing awards from both Internal Auditor and the Journal of Accountancy, and is a winner of the Innovation in Accounting Education Award presented by the American Accounting Association. For his landmark research in fraud detection and deterrence, Dr. Wells has been inducted into the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Business and Industry Hall of Fame and named nine times to Accounting Today's list of top 100 most influential people.